Acer Film Scanner User Manual

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Page 1 - Film Scanner

Film ScannerUser’s ManualEnglishFrançaisDeutschItalianoEspañol

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Englishiv<Memo>

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English1Chapter 1. Introduction1.1 FeaturesCongratulations on your purchase of the ScanWit film scanner! TheScanWit film scanner is the utmost cost-e

Page 4 - IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS

English2Friendly and Smart DriverMiraPhoto is the driver for your ScanWit film scanner. Its easy andinstinctive interface design allows you to proceed

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English3LED indicatorsSTATUS: This LED indicator is used to display the status of the filmscanner or to show error messages when errors occur within t

Page 6 - FCC Information

English4Rear PanelVentilation holesThese holes are used to ventilate the heat from inside of the filmscanner. Do not block these holes when the film s

Page 7 - Table of Contents

English5SCSI OUT connectorThis is a 25-pin SCSI connector. Use this connector to connect otherSCSI devices from the film scanner.Note: when you positi

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English61.3 Software IntroductionMiraPhoto is the driver program for your scanner. It is TWAINcompliant and designed to be user-friendly. With its ico

Page 9 - MiraPhoto Quick Reference Map

English7Chapter 2. InstallationPlease follow the steps below to set up your ScanWit film scanner:Step 1. Install the SCSI interface cardPower off you

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English8Step 3 Test the scannerTurn the scanner power on by depressing the power button on thefront panel of the scanner. You may notice that the sca

Page 11 - Chapter 1. Introduction

English9Chapter 3. Making Your First ScanRefer to the following steps to make your first scan using the ScanWit filmscanner:Step 1. Test the scannerTu

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English10Place the filmstrip on the filmstrip holder with the emulsion side facingup.Close the cover and push the “PUSH CLOSE” mark at the middle ofth

Page 14 - Rear Panel

English11If you want to scan slides:You can use the slide holder (the holder with 4 rectangular latticesand a SLIDE mark) to place your slide.Slide ho

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English12Close the cover and push the “PUSH CLOSE” mark and the middle ofthe cover. You will hear a click when the cover is secured.Insert the slide h

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English13To use SCAN button:Push the SCAN button on the film scanner front panel. A dialogue boxwill pop up on the screen asking you to choose an imag

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English15Chapter 4. Using MiraPhotoYou can access MiraPhoto through your image editing applications. Whenyou click “Acquire” or “Scan” in your applica

Page 19 - Filmstrip holder

English16Menu BarThere are three selectable menu items in theMenu Bar. Each menu item contains severaloptions in its submenu:File submenuMiraPhoto ca

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English17Settings submenuYou can adjust several general scan settings inthis submenu.Scan Size…When you choose this item, the following dialog box wil

Page 21 - Slide holder

English18Monitor GammaGenerally, a monitor cannot display the real colors of an image in thereal world. In order to have the monitor approximate the c

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English19Film TypeChoosing this item, the following dialog box will appear:When you want to scan a negative film,choose the type of your film here ina

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English20Image Thumbnail AreaThe Image Thumbnail Area displays thumbnail images of each previewedscan. Click on the thumbnail image and the image wil

Page 25 - Chapter 4. Using MiraPhoto

English21Resolution boxResolution is used to decide how delicate thescanner captures the original image.When the original is scanned and turned into a

Page 26 - File submenu

English22Scan Mode boxThe Scan Mode box provides three scan modes:High SpeedYou can increase the scan speed of your scanner in High Speedmode. Image

Page 27 - Settings submenu

English23Control ButtonsThe Control Buttons are used to controlthe actions in your scanning session:Eject buttonClick this button to eject the filmstr

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English24Tool ButtonsTool Buttons provide a full range of tools and image effect options tooptimize the scan quality.Film Type buttonWhen this button

Page 29 - Help submenu

English25Rotate buttonClick this button to rotate the image 90 degrees clockwise. Youcan click this button several times to get the image orientationy

Page 30 - Image Type box

English26Color Enhancement Tools buttonClick this button to activate the Tool Bar which contains thebuttons for the following tools:Invert buttonClick

Page 31 - Resolution box

English27Brightness/Contrast buttonClick this button to bring up the Brightness/Contrast Dialogbox:You can adjust the overall brightnessand contrast o

Page 32 - Scan Mode box

English28Color Balance button Click this button to evoke the Color Balance dialog box:In this dialog box, you can change themixture of colors of an im

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English29Color Adjustment buttonClick this button, and the Color Adjustment dialog box willappear:Color Adjustment is anotherconvenient tool that you

Page 34 - Images after Flip is applied

EnglishCopyrightCopyright © 1999 by this company. All rights reserved. No part of thispublication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored

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English30Entry BoxWhile you drag within the Color Wheel to choose thehue and saturation of color or drag the triangle belowthe Lightness Bar to specif

Page 36 - Image after Invert is

English31Curve buttonThe Curve tool is used to adjust the brightness properties ofmidtone pixels in an image. The following dialogue box willappear af

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English32You can also click the curve to add new points and further change theshape of the curve:Input/Output Status AreaYou can read the precise inpu

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English33Level buttonClicking on the Level button, and the Level dialog box willappear:The Level dialog box includesseveral useful tools that you canu

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English34In addition, if we take a look at the two images below:We notice that in Image 1, there is higher contrast between thebrighter and darker par

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English35With the information from the histogram, we will be better able toadjust an image with the histogram tools. Below the Histogram, thereare thr

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English36Input Level boxThe Input Level box displays the value of ShadowThreshold, Midtone and Highlight Thresholdrespectively. You can also input eac

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English37Filter buttonThis function allows you to sharpen or blur the image. You canchoose from the list: No filter, Sharpen, Sharpen more, Blur,Blur

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English38Color Wizard buttonThe Color Wizard button offers two quick and convenient toolsfor you to adjust the overall quality of the scanned image:Au

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English39Preview AreaThe Preview Area displays the previewimage and allows you to set the scan areaby directly adjusting the dotted rectangle.The chan

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English7. This product should be operated from the type of power indicated onthe marking label. If you are not sure of the type of power available,co

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English40<Memo>

Page 47 - Sharpen more

English41Chapter 5. Photo ExpressIn this chapter you will be introduced to the fantastic world of PhotoExpress. Learn more about this bundled software

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English42Getting StartedTo run Photo Express, double click the Photo Express icon on yourWindows desktop or open from Windows Start Menu. When you run

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English43Mode Tab: The Mode tabs switch PhotoExpress between Photo mode and Project mode. Photo mode is where themajority of your work is done, while

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English44Getting ImagesThe first thing you want to do when you start Photo Express is to get thephotos you want to work with into the actual program.

Page 51 - Chapter 5. Photo Express

English45To add new images to an album:1. Select an album.2. Click the File icon and browse for the folder where the images arestored.3. When they app

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English46Working on ImagesAdjusting ImagesAfter you have acquired an image from a scanner or digital camera, it mayneed some adjustments. Photo Expres

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English47To trim your photo:1. Click the Trim button in the Edit:Adjust category. The Trim options willopen in the Options panel.2. Select a Trim shap

Page 54 - To create a new Album:

English48Sharing ImagesPrinting ImagesOnce you have put the finishing touches onto your photos, it is time to printthem out. Photo Express contains nu

Page 55 - Printing album thumbnails:

English49Saving ImagesAfter work on your photo is complete, you may want to save it. In PhotoExpress, you can save a photo in a variety of different i

Page 56 - To re-align a photo:

EnglishFCC InformationThe Federal Communication Commission Radio Frequency InterferenceStatement includes the following paragraph:This equipment has b

Page 57 - To re-size your photo:

English50Express Your ImagesCreate CalendarsOne of the easiest tasks to accomplish in Photo Express is makingcalendars, either for your Windows deskto

Page 58 - To print an image:

English51Morphing PhotosOne of Photo Express’ more novel effects extras is that of image morphing.Morphing transforms an image over time to create int

Page 59 - To save a photo:

English52Working in Project ModeThe Project mode gives you a focused environment in which to createcustom greeting cards, calendars, invitations, birt

Page 60 - To create calendars:

English53Working with TemplatesPhoto Express’ unique templates can be edited and customized to suityour own needs. Templates consist of multiple compo

Page 61 - To morph an image:

English54Adding DecorationOne category of tools on the Edit menu in Project mode is unique to thattab: Decoration. These are special, object-based eff

Page 62 - To Begin a New Project

English55Printing TemplatesAs with Photo mode, Project mode lets you print your work when you’refinished with it. The same options available in Photo

Page 63 - Working with Templates

English56Sharing TemplatesSharing templates works exactly the same way as sharing photos in Photomode. You can print, e-mail, fax, or output them to w

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English57Chapter 6. Troubleshooting and FAQ6.1 Troubleshooting6.1.1 Why does the driver sometimes show the message “SCSI cardnot found”, and a few min

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English58If you find that your ScanWit film scanner uses the same SCSI ID numberwith another SCSI device, you must either change the SCSI ID number of

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English59Chapter 7. Service InformationIf problems persist after you check this manual, you can contact yourdealer or consult the technical service be

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EnglishiTable of ContentsCHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION...11.1 FEATURES ...

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English60AppendixProduct SpecificationType Film scanner with color-CCD optical moduleScan Velocity Calibration Scan Speed Preview Speed Transm

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EnglishiiEject button...... 23Zoom button...

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EnglishiiiPRODUCT SPECIFICATION.................... 60MiraPhoto Quick Reference MapMenu Barp

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